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Q: Can I require that my employee get vaccinated? A: This question most frequently comes up in relationship to the flu vaccine but, with the national focus on measles, this question has also been asked more broadly......By: Davis Brown Law Firm

As I’m sure you heard, the Internal Revenue Service released their 2020 Cost of Limit Adjustment limits for qualified plans and individual retirement accounts. The salary deferral limit for participants in 401(k), 403(b), most 457 plans, and the...By: Ary Rosenbaum

Food Services Supplier Failed to Promote Female Employee to Sous Chef, Federal Agency Alleged - HOUSTON - Compass Group USA, Inc. will pay $10,000 to settle a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

A Trending News interview from Employment Law This Week®, featuring attorney Adam S. Forman of Epstein Becker Green: AI technology is gaining traction among employers as a tool for hiring and other human resources functions. Where there is...By: Epstein Becker & Green

Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Labor Law has been amended to prohibit employment discrimination “based on an employee’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making.” The law not only prohibits discrimination and retaliation on this...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Having litigated construction disputes for almost 20 years, the issue of entitlement often turns on whether the contractor properly submitted its claims in accordance with the terms of the parties’ contract. Whether the dispute involves a change...By: Burr & Forman

On November 21, 2019, the EB-5 "Immigrant Investor Program Modernization" became effective. This is the first significant EB-5 regulatory change instituted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) since 1993....By: Stinson LLP

Q: Are there any new cases involving Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act in the context of employment? A: Given that state-sanctioned use of medical marijuana is relatively new, there are few cases interpreting Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana law...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

Brazil continues to streamline employer submissions of required employment data by integrating more workplace reporting requirements into the eSocial system. Coming on the heels of the Economic Freedom Act (Law 13.874/2019), which contains several...By: Littler

A Florida state senator has put forward a bill to protect medical marijuana users from workplace discrimination, including firings for positive drug tests, as discrimination lawsuits follow the trend of legalization across the country. The...By: Wilson Elser